Figuil weather in December

In December, Figuil sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Figuil's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Figuil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:17 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical December day in Figuil reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C cooler than November and on par with January.

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How December really feels in Figuil

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Figuil weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°0011.53.9
Feb37° / 22°0011.72.1
Mar40° / 25°10.211.90.3
Apr40° / 27°12312.20.2
May37° / 27°459.512.41.6
Jun34° / 25°6813.412.62.9
Jul31° / 24°10518.512.53.4
Aug30° / 23°16021.412.33.6
Sep31° / 23°10618.112.13.6
Oct34° / 23°418.211.83.1
Nov36° / 22°10.311.62.7
Dec34° / 19°0011.43.9

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Figuil gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in December

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Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in December

Winds average 11 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in December

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of December to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:105:38
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Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in March across the year — December's 6.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Figuil

In seasonPeak

None of Figuil's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Figuil's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Figuil sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Rainy season
Dust
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Apr
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Dec

Is December a good time to visit Figuil?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Figuil. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Figuil in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Figuil sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Figuil in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Figuil peaks around March 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 14UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Figuil in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Figuil is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorMar 1179 µg/m³Jul 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb76Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr55Poor
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Figuil?

Figuil sits at 9.8°N, 14.0°E, 295 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Guider, 20 km away.

GarouaLagdoGuidiguis

Topography around Figuil

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Figuil.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Figuil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 282 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 611 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,063 m.

The land around Figuil is covered by cropland (38%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
611 m
80 km
1,063 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
December weather nearby: Guider 20 km · Mboursou Léré 21 km · Léré 30 km · Pitoa 65 km · Kaélé 66 km · Garoua 80 km · Lagdo 84 km · Guidiguis 92 km

Cameroon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,972
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
30.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 445
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Muslim 31%Protestant 27%animist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Figuil (9.7557°, 13.9647°, elevation 295 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).